2010 LOCAL RIDING



MARCH 26, SPRING IS HERE,BEEN BUSY WITH THE CAR, BUT DID FIND TIME TO PICK UP ANOTHER PROJECT.

KINDA FUN MACHINE! LIKE  MOST OF MY OLD ONES, THESE HAVE A BIT OF CHARACTER AND ARE FUN TO DRIVE. NOT LIKE SOME OF THE TANKERS  COMING OUT FOR 20 GRAND THESE DAYS!



                            1990 FJ1200, 130HP! IT GOES VERY WELL THANK YOU!!

TURNS OUT WITH MORE RESEARCH THAT THESE ARE A 10 SEC BIKE, WILL RUN WITH A LOT OF NEW ONES, AND IT DOES. ALSO $%% COMFY!! nICE.
iT ALSO HAS THAT RAREST OF  PARTS ON OLDER BIKES.....STOCK EXHAUST WITH NO ROT!! EVEN NICER!! WE GOT  4000 KM SO FAR THIS SPRING AND IT DOESNT USE ANY OIL, RUNS PERFECT. NOT A BAD TOY!!
AND ITS A WAY NICER BIKE TO RIDE THAN THE FJR1300 I HAD. THAT JERKING  EFI SETUP AND THE 2 TONS OF STEEL REALLY TOOK THE FUN OUTA THAT TANKER..THIS ONE IS NEARLY AS QUICK AND SMOOTHER   AND  THE FAIRING EVEN WORKS BETTER!
NICE!

                                          I LET PAUL LOOSE ON IT AND HAVN'T SEEN IT FOR A WEEK!!!
june 7 NOW..MAKE THAT MONTHS!

                    

MAY 21  HAVNT GOT TOO FAR OUT THIS YEAR. HAVING WAY TOO MUCH FUN WITH THE CAR!
BUT..STARTING SOME LOCAL DAY RIDES OVERNIGHTERS SOON IN THE MOUNTAINS AND  PLANNING  2 BIG TRIPS FOR THIS SUMMER. WILL ONLY LIC THE VFR FOR THOSE TRIPS, THE CB IS PERFECT FOR THE SHORTER  PROVINCE WIDE RIDES!
PICS SOON!

ok..yes its now June.


.Have been doing some nice riding locally, but  same pics as  before, so just waiting for some new  stuff.
Been putting a lot of miles on the car instead!
But pics will be coming ...
if nothing else, trip to wy/colorado with Raybob in end July, and  trip to Co/Utah/Cali with Calebob in end Aug will wear out the tires!.





June 13.
I have the camera this time!
PAUL AND I DO A NICE RIDE DOWN THE THOMPSON RIVER TO THE DRAGS AT EAGLE MOTORPLEX! NICE DAY!!


MR YAMMY!!
( I HAVE TO FIX THAT!)


HEADING OUT OF ASHCROFT!




heres something you don't see every day! a 69 GTO and a 72 mustang funny car!!!
had the pro nostalgia funnycar circuit in town...nice!




and a corvette..cool!




split second later...
AND YES..THAT WAS A 55 CHEVY!




ONE OF MY FAVORITE VIEWS!


I AM BACK IN THE  PAST!!!




I am surrounded by chrome!!!
but....wanna race?? hahaa






back along kamloops lake



Then its back to Kamloops to catch some of the RC  racing. Cales is  orange second on the front. He wins the main event! nice!

JUNE 18
OFF TO MANITOBA FOR A  NICE VISIT WITH THE GANG AND TO PICK UP A NEW TOY! FOR PAUL

I LIKE THESE BIKES. PERFECT FOR MY 2000KM DAYS!
ONCE AGAIN A VFR BLASTS ME BACK TO KAMLOOPS IN SHORT ORDER..:)

I am forced to stop for the night, I  usually do it all in one day, but  #1 is washed out  and i take a detour that sets me a hr behind...that was no big deal, but the giant black cloud ahead  did me in! This time i did the right thing cause  a  half hr later it hailed and rained for a hr! wow


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stopped in diddlefarp or such...make that dilsburry, n of Calgary where i came out after a  detour run from regina.
Home by noon the next day tho! :)


  heres Paul riding it back from a day of boating on Kam lake! Nice!

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